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Device for processing samples of blood products

US6818182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 2001
Grant dateNov 16, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/00524
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for processing samples of blood products contained in tubes (18) closed by bungs (20) and loaded into cassettes (12), includes transfer component (10) designed to individually move the cassettes (12) on a pre-determined path, agitation component (30) having at least one pick-up mechanism (32) capable of being actuated by driving component (88) to pick up at least one selected tube (18) from a cassette (12) immobilised on the path, to move said tube away from the cassette, to agitate the tube and replace it in the cassette, and sampling component (34) designed to draw off a given sample quantity from the pre-agitated tube which has been replaced in the cassette.

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